Whether it's bumping the wrong button or an ill-timed power outage, I've often wished I could turn back the clock while playing video games. Now comes "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," possibly the best ever antidote to bad joystick decisions.


The new game for PlayStation 2 (news - web sites), GameCube, Xbox (news - web sites) and personal computers gives you abilities that would make even Albert Einstein's brain spin: you can slow down time, speed it up or freeze it entirely.


After numerous death leaps from soaring cliffs, my favorite time trick quickly became the one which reverses time.


"Prince of Persia" begins with a ferocious battle in a vast palace set in medieval Persia. You play as the youngest son of King Shahraman of Persia on a quest to recapture the magical but deadly sands of time (which you've been tricked into unleashing in the first place).


Time isn't the only thing on the young prince's side. He's got the agility of a dancer and practically defies gravity while sidestepping walls, leaping incredible distances and swinging around flag poles like an acrobat.

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